23 February 2023 Reaching the Right People at the Right Time: How to Use the Stakeholder Analysis Section
Guest Speaker: Dr. Jose Rodriguez, International Consultant, Philippines
This webinar introduced the Stakeholder Analysis Section to identify influential individuals or groups who might use your research, and plan effective engagement with them to increase the impact of your research insights or technical innovations.
February 9 A Vital Resource: Exploring USAID’s Research Translation Toolkit
This webinar introduced the importance of research translation – the process that transforms research findings into a form that is relevant to practitioners or other audiences – and provides a high-level overview of the Research Translation Toolkit, including real world examples of research teams that have used the processes from the toolkit.
Stakeholder Engagement Guide of Guides ACCESSIBLE2KBHN KT
Understanding and responding to stakeholder needs increases the likelihood that your research will be useful and used. This compilation of existing guides on stakeholder engagement (SE) begins with a table outlining the three main approaches to SE, followed by resources that provide more detail on how to conduct and evaluate different types of SE activities.
Capturing Attention How To Use The Research Translation Toolkit’s Communicati...Francois Stepman
March 9 Transforming Research into Programs and Policies: How to Use the Research-to-Action Plan Section
Guest Speaker: Dr. Marlene Lee, PRB, United States
Speaker bios
This webinar introduces you to how you can use the Research-To-Action (R2A) Plan Section to develop a step-by-step plan to communicate your research findings, attract influential stakeholders, and ensure your research leads to action.
February 9 A Vital Resource: Exploring USAID’s Research Translation Toolkit
This webinar introduced the importance of research translation – the process that transforms research findings into a form that is relevant to practitioners or other audiences – and provides a high-level overview of the Research Translation Toolkit, including real world examples of research teams that have used the processes from the toolkit.
Stakeholder Engagement Guide of Guides ACCESSIBLE2KBHN KT
Understanding and responding to stakeholder needs increases the likelihood that your research will be useful and used. This compilation of existing guides on stakeholder engagement (SE) begins with a table outlining the three main approaches to SE, followed by resources that provide more detail on how to conduct and evaluate different types of SE activities.
Capturing Attention How To Use The Research Translation Toolkit’s Communicati...Francois Stepman
March 9 Transforming Research into Programs and Policies: How to Use the Research-to-Action Plan Section
Guest Speaker: Dr. Marlene Lee, PRB, United States
Speaker bios
This webinar introduces you to how you can use the Research-To-Action (R2A) Plan Section to develop a step-by-step plan to communicate your research findings, attract influential stakeholders, and ensure your research leads to action.
SMART Learner FormPSL Scientific Merit Action Research Te.docxrosemariebrayshaw
SMART: Learner Form
PSL Scientific Merit Action Research Template (SMART) Form (Research Plan)Scientific Merit Process
Learners who are doing action research for their dissertation will use this form to go through the process of scientific merit review. The goals of this process are: (1) to facilitate the planning of the details of your action research project, (2) to ensure that the proposed project has rigor and allows for scientific merit review, and (3) to facilitate your progress through the dissertation. This is not an addition to your dissertation but a step to assist you in obtaining mentor, committee, school, and IRB approval more efficiently. You must obtain mentor, committee, and school approval of your research plan before submitting your IRB application.Scientific Merit Criteria The following criteria will be used to establish scientific merit. The purpose of the review will determine if the proposed project: 1. Contributes to society by improving a practice.2. Documents need for change by utilizing evidence-based needs assessment.3. Meets certain “hallmarks” of a good action research project including:· Action research design:· Practical.· Participatory.· Defined action plan.Scientific Merit ApprovalYour completed SMART form will be approved, not approved, or deferred for major or minor revisions. Your committee will use a checklist to determine if the study meets the criteria for scientific merit and the committee will provide specific feedback designed to identify any issues related to the scientific merit that must be resolved. You will have up to three opportunities to submit this form for committee approval.
Obtaining scientific merit approval does not guarantee you will obtain IRB approval. The IRB review will focus on ethical issues. A detailed ethical review will be conducted during the process of IRB approval.Recommendations for How to Use This FormThe SMART form is intended to help you and your mentor plan the design and details of your dissertation. Once your mentor approves your SMART form, your entire committee will review the form for scientific merit. After the entire committee approves your SMART form, it will be submitted for school approval. It is recommended that you use this form in a step-by-step way to help plan your design. Expect that you will go through a few revisions before your mentor and committee approve this form.
Tips for filling out the SMART form:
· Prepare your answers in a separate Word document for ease of editing and revision.
· Copy and paste items into the right-hand fields when they are ready.
· Retain the descriptions in the left column.
· Keep the form unlocked for ongoing editing and revision.
· Leave no blank spaces in the form. If an item does not apply to your study, type “NA” in its field.
· Read the item descriptions carefully. Items request very specific information. Be sure you understand what is asked (Good practice for your IRB application!).
· Use primary sources to the .
The following resource was developed by RESYST for a research uptake workshop held in Kilifi, Kenya.
In this resource:
- Understand the importance of strategic planning for research uptake
- Familiarise key aspects of a research uptake strategy
- Develop research uptake objectives for your research group, project, hub or an event
- Identify key stakeholders using stakeholder analysis techniques
- Review communications channels, outputs and activities
- Explore indicators and tools for monitoring and evaluation
- Key questions to consider in a research uptake strategy
Find more: http://resyst.lshtm.ac.uk/resources/resource-bank-research-uptake
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Carrying out user research does not mean simply talking to people, users. There are certain things to consider and skills that are important to make sure it is done effectively. There are various methods and tools that can be used to conduct user research, but they are each appropriate in different contexts and all can be enhanced by being well planned and well applied.
The following resource was developed by RESYST for a research uptake and digital communications workshop held in Bangkok, Thailand.
In this resource:
- Understand the importance of strategic planning for research uptake and digital communications
- Develop digital communications objectives for your research group, project or organisation
- Identify key stakeholders using stakeholder analysis techniques
- Review digital communications content, platforms and tools
- Explore indicators and tools for monitoring and evaluation
- Develop key messages from a journal article
Find more: http://resyst.lshtm.ac.uk/resources/resource-bank-research-uptake
Monitoring and evaluation - A presentation in Arabic/English prepared the Palestinian Center for Peace and Democracy (PCPD)
اعداد المركز الفلسطيني للسلام والديمقراطية
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This session—delivered on March 1, 2024—aims to provide prospective applicants useful information about the Preparing for Research by Engaging Public and Patient Partners (PREPPP) Awards.
Topics include eligibility and assessment criteria, overall quality, and information about the Dr. Wattamon Srisakuldee Memorial PREPPP Award.
This presentation features key information about CHI's Preparing for Research by Engaging Public & Patient Partners (PREPPP) Award including eligibility criteria, key dates, and application package information.
Evaluating community projects
These guidelines were initially developed as part of the JRF Neighbourhood Programme. This programme is made up of 20 community or voluntary organisations all wanting to exercise a more strategic influence in their neighbourhood. The guidelines were originally written to help these organisations evaluate their work. They provide step-by-step advice on how to evaluate a community project which will be of interest to a wider audience.
What is evaluation?
Put simply, evaluation by members of a project or organisation will help people to learn from their day-to-day work. It can be used by a group of people, or by individuals working alone. It assesses the effectiveness of a piece of work, a project or a programme. It can also highlight whether your project is moving steadily and successfully towards achieving what it set out to do, or whether it is moving in a different direction. You can then celebrate and build on successes as well as learn from what has not worked so well.
Why evaluate?
Although evaluation may seem like an unnecessary additional task if you are already short of time and resources, it can save you both time and resources by keeping participants focused on, and working towards, the ultimate goal of the project. If necessary, it can refocus activity away from unproductive or unnecessary work.
The Innovative Agriculture for Smallholder Resilience (iNASHR) project (Egypt) was implemented over 3 years during which there was the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to instability in farm prices and uncertainties in water availability.
Despite this, 18 teams of Entrepreneurs for Rural Access (ERAs) serving as digital extension service providers were able to reach more than 60,000 people in rural communities between 2021 and 2023.
Three specially commissioned “farmer-to-farmer” style training videos were produced (see at the bottom of this blog post),
and 60 other relevant Access Agriculture videos were translated into Arabic and shown to farmers.
These active service providers, half of whom are women, used a solar-powered smart projector to reach communities where access to power supply, internet connection and mobile phone signal can be challenging.
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https://paepard.blogspot.com/2024/02/drive-renewable-energy-investments-in.html
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· Prepare your answers in a separate Word document for ease of editing and revision.
· Copy and paste items into the right-hand fields when they are ready.
· Retain the descriptions in the left column.
· Keep the form unlocked for ongoing editing and revision.
· Leave no blank spaces in the form. If an item does not apply to your study, type “NA” in its field.
· Read the item descriptions carefully. Items request very specific information. Be sure you understand what is asked (Good practice for your IRB application!).
· Use primary sources to the .
The following resource was developed by RESYST for a research uptake workshop held in Kilifi, Kenya.
In this resource:
- Understand the importance of strategic planning for research uptake
- Familiarise key aspects of a research uptake strategy
- Develop research uptake objectives for your research group, project, hub or an event
- Identify key stakeholders using stakeholder analysis techniques
- Review communications channels, outputs and activities
- Explore indicators and tools for monitoring and evaluation
- Key questions to consider in a research uptake strategy
Find more: http://resyst.lshtm.ac.uk/resources/resource-bank-research-uptake
User Research Tools: Don't just do it, do it wellZabisco Digital
Carrying out user research does not mean simply talking to people, users. There are certain things to consider and skills that are important to make sure it is done effectively. There are various methods and tools that can be used to conduct user research, but they are each appropriate in different contexts and all can be enhanced by being well planned and well applied.
The following resource was developed by RESYST for a research uptake and digital communications workshop held in Bangkok, Thailand.
In this resource:
- Understand the importance of strategic planning for research uptake and digital communications
- Develop digital communications objectives for your research group, project or organisation
- Identify key stakeholders using stakeholder analysis techniques
- Review digital communications content, platforms and tools
- Explore indicators and tools for monitoring and evaluation
- Develop key messages from a journal article
Find more: http://resyst.lshtm.ac.uk/resources/resource-bank-research-uptake
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These guidelines were initially developed as part of the JRF Neighbourhood Programme. This programme is made up of 20 community or voluntary organisations all wanting to exercise a more strategic influence in their neighbourhood. The guidelines were originally written to help these organisations evaluate their work. They provide step-by-step advice on how to evaluate a community project which will be of interest to a wider audience.
What is evaluation?
Put simply, evaluation by members of a project or organisation will help people to learn from their day-to-day work. It can be used by a group of people, or by individuals working alone. It assesses the effectiveness of a piece of work, a project or a programme. It can also highlight whether your project is moving steadily and successfully towards achieving what it set out to do, or whether it is moving in a different direction. You can then celebrate and build on successes as well as learn from what has not worked so well.
Why evaluate?
Although evaluation may seem like an unnecessary additional task if you are already short of time and resources, it can save you both time and resources by keeping participants focused on, and working towards, the ultimate goal of the project. If necessary, it can refocus activity away from unproductive or unnecessary work.
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Recording forthcoming
The session covered the African Continental Master Plan (CMP) for electricity generation and transmission, delved into West Africa's electricity sector, and presented recommendations from the Policy Brief titled:
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How to Use the Research Translation Toolkit’s Stakeholder Analysis Section
1. Reaching the Right People
at the Right Time
How to Use the Research Translation Toolkit’s
Stakeholder Analysis Section
February 23, 2023
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RESEARCH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER
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ONE TOOLKIT, THREE SECTIONS
The toolkit is divided into three sections:
• Stakeholder Analysis.
• Communication Products.
• Research-to-Action (R2A) Plan.
When used together, these three sections can help you build strategies and craft messages
to influence decisions and achieve development impact more effectively throughout the
research process.
3. TODAY’S OBJECTIVES
• Review the contents of the Stakeholder Analysis section.
• Learn why, when, and how to use it.
• Hear real-life experiences using processes from the section.
• Answer your questions.
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7. 7
WHAT IS IT?
The Stakeholder Analysis section can
help you:
• Identify and prioritize influential
individuals or groups who might who
might be interested in, benefit from,
influence, or use your research.
• Plan effective engagement with these
stakeholders.
8. 8
WHY SHOULD YOU USE IT?
Use the Stakeholder Analysis section when you want to:
• Understand your stakeholders’ interests, influence, motivation, and knowledge of the
subject matter.
• Determine which stakeholders are most important to engage in the research process,
and when and how to engage them.
• Learn tips for how to interview stakeholders.
9. 9
WHEN SHOULD YOU USE IT IN THE RESEARCH PROCESS?
01
Use this section as early as possible so stakeholders can be engaged to give
their input before your research questions and/or approach are finalized.
Use this section at any stage of your research project because stakeholder roles may vary at each
stage; engagement is an ongoing, iterative process that continues throughout the project.
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STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS
03
STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS
04 05
Research question
development
Concept and
proposal write-up
Study
implementation
Analysis and
write-up
Dissemination
and follow-up
11. 11
STEP 1
IDENTIFY STAKEHOLDERS
Goal: Identify a wide and diverse range of stakeholders by asking a set of basic questions.
• Be inclusive—you will narrow down your list in the next step.
• Consider different categories and spheres of influence.
• Think about stakeholder roles at each stage of the research process.
01 02 03 05
04
Research
question
development
Concept and
proposal
write-up
Study
implementation
Analysis and
write-up
Dissemination
and follow-up
13. STEP 2
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PRIORITIZE STAKEHOLDERS
You’ve got your list of stakeholders…Now what?
Focuses on prioritizing the stakeholders on your list by categorizing them based on their
relative interest and influence in your research.
Prioritizing stakeholders is critical to ensuring that you are directing your time and energy
to maximizing the impact of your stakeholder engagement efforts.
16. STEP 3
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UNDERSTAND STAKEHOLDERS
Understanding the individuals and groups you prioritized in Step 2 helps you engage with
each stakeholder effectively.
This step outlines important information to gather on each stakeholder.
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STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS
You likely won’t already have the information needed to complete the previous
worksheets, so interviews are another useful way to build understanding of your
stakeholders.
It is strongly recommended to include some interviews in your stakeholder
analysis process.
The interviews can be scripted or more unstructured, but we encourage you to ask open-
ended questions.
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STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS
When planning for and conducting interviews, we recommend that you:
• Interview early in your analysis process.
• Prioritize interview questions.
• Focus on listening.
• Follow the conversation.
• Adapt and skip questions as appropriate.
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PLAN STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
The level of stakeholder involvement will likely vary at different stages, depending on
a stakeholder’s expected roles and contributions.
Identify each stakeholder’s role and the optimal timing or research stage at which the
stakeholder should be engaged. Finally, consider the best way to engage the stakeholder.
24. STEP 5
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TRACK STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
Tracking and measuring success of stakeholder engagement during a project enables the
research team to assess engagement efforts and make improvements as needed.
This section helps you establish a monitoring plan by defining indicators and planning for
data collection.
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EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS LEARNED ENGAGING
WITH STAKEHOLDERS IN THE PHILIPPINES
• Researchers are very interested in making a difference, but few are familiar with the research-to-action process and structure.
• Program ownership by the decision makers can never be overestimated. It’s important to meaningfully engage stakeholders
throughout the research process to get their buy-in at the end.
• In advocating for policy change, researchers need assistance in understanding the policy context and landscape and the critical
role that stakeholders play in the policy change process. Sometimes they need help to map important stakeholders.
• In selecting stakeholders, it is important to prioritize those that have the authority to make decisions and who also have
demonstrated interest in the subject matter.
• Conducting stakeholder interviews is where the rubber meets the road; when researchers go out into the field and meet the
stakeholders, this is where their theoretical plan takes shape in a concrete way.
• Stakeholder interviews are an important way of better understanding your audience so you can create tailored key messages to
address the concerns that stakeholder cares about.
• The best policy advocates are oftentimes the program beneficiaries themselves – it’s important to engage a diverse range of
stakeholders and not just the usual suspects.
29. HOW WILL YOU USE THIS SECTION IN YOUR OWN WORK?
AUDIENCE ACTIVITY RESULTS
• To keep beneficiaries at the forefront of what we do.
• Link the stakeholder analysis with the field schools managed by extensionists.
• Making stakeholder analysis and engagement more systematic using the toolkit.
• Understand what stakeholders' goals are (which might be different/conflicting) and how the research findings
can help them achieve their goals.
• Create dissemination plans for research activities.
• Form a stakeholder advisory group for projects, even when it isn't required.
• We have used stakeholder mapping, local and national stakeholder engagement, and stakeholder as part of
human-centered design. However, I'd like to use these tools to create more comprehensive and intentional
plan, especially for including stakeholder voices and feedback throughout the project stages.
• Train our teams and systematic dissemination of information.
• Identify new audiences.
• Map out who is affected by regulatory change, who needs to change the way they work, and figure out who our
allies may be in the ministries.
• Training researchers in how to do a stakeholder analysis map for research translation.
• I would like to hold a training for all of our research staff.
• To refine research questions.
30. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Share your story about how using
the Research Translation
Toolkit has influenced uptake of
your research by emailing us at
itr.researchfeedback@usaid.gov.
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UPCOMING WEBINARS
March 2: Capturing Attention: How to Use the Communication Products Section
March 9: Transforming Research Into Programs and Policies: How to Use the Research-
to-Action Plan Section
Both from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. (EST)
32. THANK YOU!
Register for the next webinars and access post-event resources via the webinar website:
https://www.rtachesn.org/stories-and-news/research-translation-toolkit-webinars/
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Acknowledgments
This presentation was produced by Population Reference
Bureau under the Research Technical Assistance Center
(RTAC) project. RTAC is made possible by the generous
support of the American people through the United States
Agency for International Development (USAID) under the
terms of contract no. 7200AA18C00057. The contents are
the sole responsibility of RTAC and NORC at the
University of Chicago and do not necessarily reflect the
views of USAID or the United States government.